Cetology

The South West Bottlenose Dolphin Project: Using citizen science to promote conservation action

Aug 13, 2021
3 min

The South West Bottlenose Dolphin Project: Using citizen science to promote conservation action

Bottlenose dolphins are an iconic species throughout Britain. You may even be lucky enough to see them off the coast of England, but did...

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Amanda Brown

Jul 19, 2021
3 min

The Evolution of Citizen Science

I first came across the term “citizen science” a few years ago, whilst looking for volunteer projects in Torbay. I wanted a little side...

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Dolphins and Porpoises – The Ultimate Showdown

Ellie White

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

Dolphins and Porpoises – The Ultimate Showdown

By Ellie White Following questions from the audience who attended a series of talks on cetaceans hosted by Conservation Chat UK, a...

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Conservation Chat UK

Nov 21, 2020
5 min

Operation Cetacean; Meet the Team!

If you have followed Conservation Chat UK for some time, you will probably have heard of a little conservation project called Operation...

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Laura Roberts

Jul 27, 2020
3 min

My Path to Cetology

If someone had of said to me that I would be a cetologist one day, I wouldn’t have believed you. Four years ago, I didn’t even know what...

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Seven weeks with the Sea Watch Foundation

Leah Freshwater

Apr 4, 2020
3 min

Seven weeks with the Sea Watch Foundation

A personal account of a Sea Watch Foundation intern Last year, I spent an amazing 7 weeks interning with Sea Watch Foundation studying...

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Conservation Chat UK

Mar 8, 2020
9 min

International Women's Day

Unmasking the wolves, campaigning for a brighter future whilst conserving the porpoises and seals of Tor Bay. Meet some of the women in...

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Hollie London

Nov 4, 2019
2 min

My time on the Voyager

As part of my dissertation research, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend 3 months on-board “Voyager”, a responsible...

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Conservation Chat UK

Jul 7, 2019
1 min

Operation Cetacean has study published!

We are delighted to announce that our findings have been published in a very prestigious peer-reviewed journal, ‘Ocean and Coastal...

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Confessions of an animal conservation student

Laura Roberts

May 18, 2019
2 min

Confessions of an animal conservation student

I have to admit, there have been many times over the past 4 years where I have broken down in a heap on the floor and asked myself “why...

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Positive news for one of the world’s rarest whales!

Conservation Chat UK

Apr 14, 2019
1 min

Positive news for one of the world’s rarest whales!

The naming of species can be varied and based on numerous factors such as being named after the person who discovered them, by the...

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